maximise
/ˈmæksəmaɪz/verb
maximise is spelled M-A-X-I-M-I-S-E: 8 letters. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “maximise vs maximize” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, maximise means “Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of maximize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in maximise?
| Letters | 8: M-A-X-I-M-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is maximise?
Maximise appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce maximise?
- /ˈmæksəmaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with maximise
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: maximize.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of maximise
- maximises present, singular, he/she/it
- maximising participle, present
- maximised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maximise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of maximize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).